The End of Solomon Grundy

The End of Solomon Grundy

First edition (UK)
Author	Julian Symons
Language	English
Genre	Crime
Publisher	Collins Crime Club (UK) Harper & Row (US)
Publication date	1964
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

The End of Solomon Grundy is a 1964 crime novel by the British writer Julian Symons. ^[1] The title refers to a line in the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy .^{[ citation needed ]}

Synopsis

The body of a young woman is found in a mews in Mayfair, police at first believe she is a prostitute. Superintendent Manners comes to believe she was actually murdered in a new suburban housing estate known as The Dell where advertising man Solomon Grundy lives.

References

1. Winks & Corrigan p.902

Bibliography

• Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
• Stade, George & Karbiener, Karen. Encyclopedia of British Writers, 1800 to the Present, Volume 2. 2010.
• Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.
• Winks, Robin W. & Corrigan, Maureen. Mystery and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage, Volume 2. Charles Scribner's, 1998.